10:30 – 11 a.m. — Mini-session I

Sound, Movement and the Construction of Ecstasy in Sufi Religious Ritual in Conjunction With Education

Christine Free, Conservatory of Music

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. — Symposium Session II

Science Under Scrutiny: There's the Truth and Then There's the Edited Truth... But Is It Fraud?

Recently it has been argued that "common but questionable" research practices are widespread in the behavioral sciences -- but do they really pose a serious threat to scientific inquiry and the search for truths?
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, fourth floor

Global Music in East Flatbush: The H. Wiley Hitchcock Institute and Brooklyn-based Teaching and Learning

How can academic research institutes housed on campus affect what goes on in Brooklyn College classrooms and how has the Hitchcock Institute's research on Brooklyn music enhanced student learning?
Maroney-Leddy Lounge, fourth floor

Sharon O'Connor-Petruso and Barbara Rosenfeld, Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education, "Rudeness in the Classroom and Public Spaces Revisited: College Students' Perceptions of Appropriate Use of E-communications"

With the Best of Intentions: How College and Career Readiness Can Re-shape K–16+

What role do the Common Core Learning Standards, Pathways, College Now and our Early Colleges play in developing and implementing a collective transformation at Brooklyn College and with our school and community partners?
Maroney-Leddy Lounge, fourth floor

Moderator: Deborah Shanley, Dean, School of Education

Nick Mazzarella, Principal, Brooklyn College Academy

David Genovese, Assistant Principal, Brooklyn College Academy

Mark Kobrak, Chemistry

Robert Oliva, Director, Magner Center for Career Development and Internships

Pieranna Pieroni, Director, College Now

What Does the Future Hold for Students of the African Diaspora?

What are the indicators of success for black students?
Alumni Lounge, fourth floor

Moderator: Tamara Mose Brown, Sociology

Trina Yearwood, Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education, "Levels of Engagement of Successful Black Students at CUNY"

Eugena Griffin, Psychology, "An Overview of Psychosocial Stress That Impacts the Psyche, Motivation, and Self-actualization Among the Black Community"

Haroon Kharem, Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education, "Sankofa: African American Male Teachers Returning to Their Communities"